After a week of working mostly on fundamentals and cleaning up their own schemes, and then taking a three-day break for Christmas, the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles have fully turned their attention to the Tigers and their upcoming showdown in the BCS national title game.

Head coach Jimbo Fisher said Friday’s practice was heavy on preparing for the SEC champions on Jan. 6 in Pasadena.

Part of that game plan, of course, is going to be trying to stop Auburn’s vaunted rushing attack. The Tigers lead the nation in yards on the ground this season and are coming off a 545-yard performance against Missouri in the conference championship game.

Unlike Auburn’s first 13 opponents this year, though, the Seminoles have the advantage of having a month to break down film of the Tigers’ high-speed, multi-faceted offense. And multiple weeks to prepare on the practice field as well.

“Definitely the time helps,” Fisher said. “But it allows them to put things in, too. So it’s a double-edged sword when you go that way. But the time definitely helps, there’s no doubt.”

What makes Auburn’s offense so hard to defend is there are weapons everywhere in the backfield. Not only is Heisman finalist Tre Mason one of the leading rushers in the country, but quarterback Nick Marshall has rushed for over 1,000 yards as well.

Another advantage FSU has in that regard is the fact that its scout-team quarterback is John Franklin III, who happens to be one of the fastest players on the team.

“He’s a legit 10.5, 10.6 guy (in the 100-meter dash),” Fisher said. “It creates the tempo and the speed. Still, Nick is a great player. He’s strong, he’s big. You can never simulate games. But at least as a guy you know the type of speed and athleticism you’re going to have to deal with.”

Over the next two weeks, Franklin and the scout team will try to give the FSU defense the best possible look at how the Auburn offense functions.

And their counterparts on the scout defense will be doing the same for the Seminoles’ record-breaking offense.

Starting running back Devonta Freeman said he has been looking at film of Auburn since the ACC Championship win over Duke early this month.

“I had a lot of time,” Freeman said. “I didn’t really travel out of town (for Christmas) so I was looking at them on the iPad and stuff. We got almost everything they do on the iPad. So when I lay in bed at night, I watch a little film.”

And on Friday, after a three-day break for the holidays and a conditioning practice on Thursday, Freeman and the Seminoles got to finally start preparing for Auburn.

“It’s good to get back and get the ham and all that out of your system,” senior wideout Kenny Shaw said. “It’s good to finally start game-planning.